Power Outages in Butler County, MO
Ozark Border Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) and Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Butler County, MO is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/butler-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butler County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/butler-county
Ozark Border Electric Coop and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) and Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~50,307 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Poplar Bluff - (MO), Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ozark Border Electric Coop, Union Electric Co - (MO).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Butler Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63901 | 561 | 19 | 492 | ≤11 |
| 63961 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 63940 | 26 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 63954 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 63945 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 63932 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Butler County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Butler County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Butler County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 381 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 510 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 634 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Butler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,072 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 9,072 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 203 | 1,900 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 487 | 3,760 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 403 | 1,655 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 443 | 3,340 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 474 | 2,125 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 469 | 9,072 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 490 | 5,379 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Butler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butler County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Union Electric Co - (MO)13.3¢1,100,654 cust
- Ozark Border Electric Coop12.3¢33,262 cust
- City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)11.1¢7,710 cust
- Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)14.7¢51 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, MO logged 490 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,072 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2024 and lasting about 5d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butler County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butler County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Ozark Border Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butler County.
63901, 63932, 63940, 63945, 63954, 63961, 63962
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 9.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29023 and /api/v1/counties/29023/history.